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Day 74: March 18, 2018 - The Greater Buffalo Firefighters Pipes & Drums march in the 25th annual Old Neighborhood St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Old First Ward on Saturday, March 17, 2018.

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Day 73: March 17, 2018 - A red bicycle and an American flag add color to a wintry backdrop of a weather-beaten wooden fence on Lockport Road in the Town of Niagara.

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Day 72: March 16, 2018 - A cross-country skier enjoying the fresh snow, disappears over a hill at Elma Meadows Golf Course in Elma.

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Day 73: March 15, 2018 - Flurries fall around a blue barn in a snow covered corn field on Three Rod Road in Marilla.

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Day 72: March 14, 2018 - Moore's Maple Shack on Galen Hill Road in Freedom, starts every batch of syrup with a sample. The sweet samples are stored on the sugar shack's window ledge throughout the season.

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Day 71: March 13, 2018 - A row of trees with a slight glimpse of early springtime buds line a driveway on Olean Road in the Town of Chaffee.

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Day 70: March 12, 2018 - A shopping cart is partially visible in a giant frozen snow pile in a parking lot at the Tops Market on Elmwood in Buffalo.

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Day 69: March 11, 2018 - The sun comes up and produces a colorful morning sky above Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park in Buffalo.

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Day 68: March 10, 2018 - The Buffalo History Museum seen from across Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park on an early morning in Buffalo.

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Day 67: March 9, 2018 - Laundry hangs out to dry on a clothesline at an Amish home in Franklinville.

Day 65: March 7, 2018 - A bird's eye view of the Chestnut Ridge Park in Orchard Park, a crown jewel in the Erie County park system.

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Day 64: March 6, 2018 - A red-winged blackbird perched in a tree, talks to other red-winged blackbirds at the Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area on a sunny afternoon in Clarence.

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Day 63: March 5, 2018 - An old section of Allegheny Ludlum operations still stands at ATI Specialty Materials in Lockport.

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Day 62: March 4, 2018 - A flag flies between snow-laden trees at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park.

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Day 61: March 3, 2018 - The sun sets behind snow-laden evergreens in a field along South Newstead Road in Akron.

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Day 60: March 2, 2018 - Lady Liberty is illuminated at the top of the Liberty Building.

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Day 59: March 1, 2018 - The sun sets behind a stand of trees in Lancaster.

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Day 58: Feb. 28, 2018 - BPO cellist Robert Hausmann, practices the kaddish, the Jewish prayer of mourning, which he plans to play at Auschwitz to commemorate his great-grandmother, who was executed in the gas chambers there, and in memory of other family members killed during the Holocaust.

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Day 57: Feb. 27, 2018 - Dramatic clouds move in over the River Oaks Golf Course community on Grand Island.

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Day 56: Feb. 26, 2018 - Ice flows all around the fireboat Edward M. Cotter where it is docked in the Buffalo River.

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Day 55: Feb. 25, 2018 - Mist rises off the bubbling waters of the Niagara River near the pedestrian bridge in Niagara Falls.

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Day 54: Feb. 24, 2018 - Ken and Maureen King, who are featured in the February Home of the Month, moved to the country 10 years ago from Lancaster. Bird feeders bring nature in view of their sun room.

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Day 53: Feb. 23, 2018 - Melting and broken ice make a pattern on the surface of Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park.

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Day 52: Feb. 22, 2018 - One Seneca Tower is shrouded in fog behind a lamppost on Ohio Street in Buffalo.

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Day 51: Feb. 21, 2018 - A handicapped parking symbol that is painted on the pavement in a parking lot is reflected in the tail-light of a pickup truck.

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Day 50: Feb. 20, 2018 - Lookdown fish swim in a tank at the Aquarium of Niagara.

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Day 49: Feb. 19, 2018 - The gorge at Letchworth State Park in Castile in morning light.

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Day 48: Feb. 18, 2018 - Bright-colored signs hang in Sweet_ness 7 Cafe, a popular breakfast and lunch spot at 220 Grant St.

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Day 47: Feb. 17, 2018 - Lumagination continues to transform the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens with beautiful light. It remains open through Feb. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. weekdays, 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Day 45: Feb. 15, 2018 - An ice mound 30 feet tall has formed from the spray of the fountain outside the Glen Iris Inn at Letchworth State Park in Castile.

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Day 44, Feb. 14, 2018 - Art glass hearts hang in the window of Cone Five Gallery on Hertel Avenue in Buffalo as a pedestrian passes by.

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Day 43: Feb. 13, 2018 - The Ice Castle in Mayville takes shape as blocks of ice from Chautauqua Lake are put into place. It's the centerpiece of the Mayville Ice Castle Festival, which will be held Feb. 16-18.

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Day 42: Feb. 12, 2018 - Students use the lounge area at the top of a stairwell in the new STEM Building at ECC North Campus.

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Day 41: Feb. 11, 2018 - A hawk hunts in a field near the Scajaquada Creek.

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Day 40: Feb. 10, 2018 - Teasel plants along the side of the road in Amherst are covered in fresh snow.

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Day 39: Feb. 9, 2018 - Snow falls on the statue of George Washington in front of Old County Hall in downtown Buffalo.

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Day 38: Feb. 8, 2018 - The baseball backstop at St. Joseph Collegiate Institute becomes a work of art on a snow-covered athletic field.

Day 22: Jan. 22, 2018 - As a warm front has prompted area melting, icicles drip in Springville.

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Day 21: Jan. 21, 2018 - Canisius coach Kyle Husband is Silhouetted as the sun shines in to the Park Gymnasium during a boys basketball game at Park high school.

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Day 20: Jan. 20, 2018 - Orange light from the setting sun sends shadows cascading across the blanket of snow on Bidwell Parkway.

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Day 19: Jan. 19, 2018 - Looking out toward Lafayette Square in Buffalo from the balcony of a room on the second floor at the Hotel @ the Lafayette. The French Renaissance-style building was completed between 1902 and 1926. It was designed by architect Louise Blanchard Bethune.

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Day 18: Jan. 18, 2018 - Winter birds take flight on Aurora Avenue in West Seneca, on a snowy day.

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Day 17: Jan. 17, 2018 - A snow -covered wreath takes on a fairy-tale quality on this life-sized stone lion in front of a home near Delaware Park in Buffalo.

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Day 16: Jan. 16, 2018 - A sunfish that was too small pauses before swimming away after it was released back into the hole. Several individuals and small groups braved the frigid wind chills to ice-fish on frozen Lake Erie near the small boat harbor in Buffalo.

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Day 15: Jan. 15, 2018 - In fellowship and celebration, honoring the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Kleinhans Music Hall.

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Day 14: Jan. 14, 2018 - A Golden Barrel Cactus at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens on South Park Avenue in Buffalo.

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Day 13: Jan. 13, 2018 - A squirrel hangs from a branch while it looks for food in Springville.

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Day 12: Jan. 12, 2018 - Scarlet ibis, long-legged wading birds native to tropical South America and islands of the Caribbean, perch at the top of the aviary of Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls, Ont.

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Day 11: Jan. 11, 2018 - Jennifer Adinolfe of Hamburg and her son Camden Litwinski, 3, explore the ice volcanoes on the shore of Lake Erie at Hamburg Town Park.

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Day 10: Jan. 10, 2018 - As night approaches the Edward M. Cotter passes near RiverWorks, at the end of a very long day breaking ice on the Buffalo River.

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Day 9: Jan. 9, 2018 - The Buffalo Police Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team cut nearly 50 6-foot triangles in the ice on Cazenovia Creek in South Buffalo to allow water to come through in an attempt to alleviate ice jams.

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Day 8: Jan. 8, 2018 - Fresh snow in Buffalo starts to melt as temperatures are on the rise.

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Day 7: Jan. 7, 2018 - Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy stands by himself with only seconds remaining in the Jacksonville Jaguars' 10-3 win over the Bills at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Day 6: Jan. 6, 2018 - Steam escapes from the chimney stack at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens on Southpark Avenue. It takes a lot of energy to reproduce a tropical paradise on the inside, especially with recent cold temperatures.

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Day 5: Jan. 5, 2018 - Brightly colored bird houses along the shore near Point Abino.

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Day 4: Jan. 4, 2018 - The William H. Latham breaks-up the ice at the water intakes on the Niagara River in Niagara Falls.

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Day 3: Jan. 3, 2018 - A dusting of fresh snow in Buffalo produces a winter wonderland scene at Burke's Green in North Buffalo.

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Day 2: Jan. 2, 2018 - Buffalo and other areas of Western New York experienced blowing snow and whiteout conditions, but in Springville the sun set beautifully over Waverly Street.

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Day 1: Jan. 1, 2018 - Happy New Year: A great way to start the New Year, sledding at Delaware Park in Buffalo.

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